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Felix Sanchez Wins Gold for Dominican Republic in 400M Hurdles

 By the Caribbean Journal staff Felix Sanchez won the gold medal for the Dominican Republic in the final of the 400-metre men’s hurdles. It ended up as a rather easy victory for the 34-year-old Sanchez, who finished with room to …

Kingston Native Sanya Richards-Ross Wins Gold for United States

 Above: Jamaican native Sanya Richards-Ross crosses the finish line (Photo: London 2012) By the Caribbean Journal staff Sanya Richards-Ross, who was born in Kingston, Jamaica but grew up in the United States, has won the gold medal in the 400-metre …

Cuba Takes First Two Golds as Medal Count Reaches Five

 Above: London (Photos: London 2012) By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba has upped its medal count to five with the addition of its first two gold medals of the London Olympic Games. Cuba’s Leuris Pupo took home gold in the …

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 Above: Gold mining in Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana’s mining and quarrying sector grew by 19.2 percent in 2011, with a 17.7 percent increase in raw gold declarations, according to a government report. That was the highest level …

 Above: Marudi Mountain (Photo: GF) By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian firm Guyana Frontier has begun a 3,000-metre drilling programme at the Marudi Mountain Gold Project in Southern Guyana. The project is slated to continue until April at Marudi Mountain, …

 Above: from left, PM Samuel Hinds, President Bharrat Jagdeo (background) and Sandspring Chairman John Adams (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Guyanese government signed a partnership agreement yesterday with Canadian mining company Sandspring Resources and its affiliate ETK, …

 Above: the Takutu river bridge linking Guyana and Brazil (Photo: GINA) By Alexander Britell Guyana, which is one of three non-island members of CARICOM, has seen strong economic growth of late as it works to pull out from the downturn. …

 

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